US 12,130,961 B2 · Systems and methods to facilitate guest control of a ride vehicle

Abstract

A ride vehicle control system for a ride vehicle of an attraction includes multiple sensors that are configured to monitor a guest supported by the ride vehicle. The ride vehicle control system also includes an actuator system configured to couple to the ride vehicle. The ride vehicle control system further includes one or more processors that are configured to receive signals from the multiple sensors, wherein the signals are indicative of a position of the guest, a movement of the guest, or both. The one or more processors are also configured to determine an intended movement for the ride vehicle based on the signals and to control the actuator system to adjust a resistance to movement of the ride vehicle to facilitate the intended movement.

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Dependent claims

A ride vehicle control system, comprising:

a computing system comprising one or more processors;
and
memory storing instructions executable by the computing system to cause the computing system to:
receive one or more signals from one or more sensors, wherein the one or more signals are indicative of a position of a guest in a ride vehicle, a movement of the guest in the ride vehicle, or any combination thereof;
determine an intended movement for the ride vehicle based on the one or more signals;
and
instruct an actuator system to adjust a resistance to movement of the ride vehicle, to drive movement of the ride vehicle, or any combination thereof to facilitate the intended movement.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods to facilitate guest control of a ride vehicle

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Systems and methods to facilitate guest control of a ride vehicle

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